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A study of elephants shows that the average height of elephants is 10 feet tall with and SD of 1 foot. The average weight of elephants is 700 lb. with a SD of 50 lbs. The correlation coefficient is 0.60. Predict the height of a 612 lb elephant. 9.0 feet 9.1 feet 8.94 feet 8.8 feet 9.2 feet

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Carlos Rodriguez <carlos@math.albany.edu>

This problem was contributed by a student in Elementary Statistics. It is offered as it is with no warranty of any kind
Last modified: Wed May 13 12:29:11 EDT 1998